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CRESSKILL, N.J. — School officials in Cresskill have dismissed a father's claim that his son was bullied for his skin color and are doing little to help, Ken Bailey told Daily Voice.

The years of racism and bullying culminated on Friday afternoon for Bailey's fifth grade son, Lawrence, when another Merritt Memorial School student punched him so hard in the spine that he lost consciousness and fell to the ground -- and suffered a concussion, Bailey said.

"My son is a terrific little bi-racial child who wants to only be accepted," said Bailey, a lifelong Cresskill resident.

"He has a heart of gold but now has drastically changed. He is suffering and he's scared."

Aside from a trip to the principal's office -- often together with Lawrnece -- no student has been punished, Bailey said.

"No one, no matter what should be subject to this type of psychological abuse by another individual, especially one with authority as the principal," the upset father said.

"And no one deserves to be assaulted no matter what."

Along with the outcome of a concussion, Lawrence's pediatrician has recommended therapy in site of the traumatic issues he has suffered -- both physically and mentally -- throughout his schooling, Bailey said.

Lawrence returned to school Thursday for the first time since Friday, as his father was stuck worrying about him at his desk at work.

"With all of this being said, there has been no assurance of my son's safety in the Cresskill school district," Bailey said. "We're in shock and utter dismay."